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Definition: Abila

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules.[Wordnet].

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Date "Abila" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1889. (references)

Specialty Definition: Abila

Domain Definition
Bible See Abilene. (references)

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Extended Definition: Abila

Abila

Abila is the name of several places:

Cities
  • Abila (Decapolis), also called Seleucia, northeast of Irbid, Jordan
  • Abila Lysaniou, capital of ancient Abilene, northwest of Damascus, Syria
  • Abila (Peraea), northeast of the northern shore of the Dead Sea, currently in northwestern Jordan
  • Abila, a Latin name for Ávila, Spain
Mountains
  • Monte Hacho (Abila Mons), the southern of the Pillars of Hercules on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta

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Topics by Level of Interest: Abila

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Abila 11     Abila 11
Abila (Decapolis) 5     Abila (Decapolis) 5
Abila Lysaniou 5     Abila (Peraea) 4
Abila (Peraea) 4     Abila Lysaniou 5

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).